Amy Sample Ward

MAY 17, 2011

Email Campaigns: Know Your Audience and Get Results. View more presentations from Amy Sample Ward. Events – people that attended an event are more likely to care about follow up than the rest of your list so be sure you track who came so you can share pictures, details or next steps. Highlights.

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Get Fully Funded

JUNE 25, 2023

To tell your nonprofit story well, put the audience first. You can also use pictures of your volunteers in action working with beneficiaries. Notice that the image at the top makes you think this is a thank-you note, maybe a year-end thank you. It’s the endgame for you AND for the donor. Example #1.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 14, 2022

When you think about your site map, think about your audience. Let’s break it down: Logo: Your logo is an image that gives people a feel for what your organization is about. Photos: Photos are so important to a nonprofit website and go a long way in telling a story, hence the expression, A picture is worth a thousand words.

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Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

Whether you are asking for money or in-kind donations, the “why” should also include beautiful, powerful images of the recipients of the item you are asking for. Don’t assume that your audience understands the needs of your organization (because they probably don’t even if you’ve told them before). Show stunning and powerful images.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Audience Analysis. Read Andrew's blog post , which explains more about the importance of analyzing your audience. There are a few steps to successful audience-centric design: Identify your audience: Understand all of the groups you serve and find out what makes them tick. You know your audience.

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Whole Whale

APRIL 14, 2022

Canva is a great tool for designing images. Email system like Mailchimp or Emma to message a larger audience and collect attendee information. Set up tasting tables with glasses and laminated A/B/C cards (they will get wet) for people to try to match the samples to the bottle. Actually, please do this and send us a picture.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 10, 2023

The 2022 summit featured a tutorial on Reels directly from Meta employees, a session on building an audience on TikTok, and a series of “flash sessions:” 6-minute talks on everything from cryptocurrency to social media accessibility. Click on this image to take the quiz! from May 1 through May 3. Which CRM is right for me?

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Humans see the big picture. Here’s a sample of the options on Coursera. DL applications have revolutionized areas such as image recognition and natural language processing. CV techniques identify objects and scenes in images and videos, track objects over time, and perform tasks that involve visual perception.

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Tech Soup

MAY 19, 2014

We just kicked off our free webinar series on how your organization can get up to speed on communicating with your audience through their mobile devices. If a webpage doesn’t come up within 3 seconds on a smartphone your audience will go away and likely never come back. These days, that’s pretty much everybody.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Audience size, breadth, and depth: If your organization has big lists, lots of traffic to your website or blog or social media pages, or big crowds at events, there are many ways to turn this into a donor benefit. A set of screensavers and background images. Shoutouts to donors on images and cover pictures.

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

OCTOBER 3, 2018

It’s no secret that storytelling in the digital age is essential for nonprofits , but the efficacy of stories depends largely on how clearly and strategically they’re communicated to each unique segment of your audience, also sometimes known as a persona. And the process of building these personas can get very detailed.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

We could get into a traditional marketing discussion about target audiences and personas, but let’s go at this challenge in a different way. They may have an incomplete picture of you, but the one they do have is favorable. Give them pass-along content like short videos and sample email text that they can share with their friends.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Jason Eppink – Museum of the Moving Image. Goal of the centennial project was to shine the light on the library’s resources and get new audiences engaged in the collections and connected to the curators and staff. Jason Eppink – Museum of the Moving Image. Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Here's the list: Amy Sample Ward, Building Blocks of Social Media. I started the Webinar asking folks to type into the chat the first few words that popped into their heads when they heard the phrase "ROI." As you can see the words paint a picture of a traditional ROI analysis, with the emphasis on quantitative, measurable results.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

NTEN's Amy Sample Ward shares from her experiences at the Games for Change Festival. Goal of the centennial project was to shine the light on the library's resources and get new audiences engaged in the collections and connected to the curators and staff. In 1995, they offered downloadable ROMs to export the games.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 10, 2012

Pinterest is a virtual pinboard where you can organize and share images and videos you discover on the web. Think of it as social network of visuals – where you can find images from other people with the same interest or use it to curate your own visual “interest space.” The Big Picture. Source: Elad Blog.

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Qgiv

AUGUST 27, 2021

We recommend using an integrated payment processor and including information about it in your form (like the PCI badge pictured below) so donors can be sure that your donation process is secure. Picture a potential donor. Segment your audience by new versus existing donors. Show the impact of each donation.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

” You may realize that you are spending too much time at the events that are attracting large community audiences but they’re not your tribe, they’re not your audience, and that you do better at smaller events, you’re actually going to get more interactions at those smaller events. Does that make sense?

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EveryAction

AUGUST 17, 2016

Bonus: get a free Nonprofit Donor Persona Template + sample to start building your communications strategy now! It’s no secret that storytelling in the digital age is essential for nonprofits , but the efficacy of stories depends largely on how clearly and strategically they’re communicated to each audience, or persona.

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CauseVox

JULY 18, 2022

They’ll tell new audiences about your message and mission in an organic way. The best stories that we’ve seen include these elements: They’re sourced from the community They use quotes and images They tell the same story across multiple mediums They’re designed to be shared. Sample birthday fundraiser and appeal).

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CauseVox

JULY 31, 2022

They’ll tell new audiences about your message and mission in an organic way. The best stories that we’ve seen include these elements: They’re sourced from the community They use quotes and images They tell the same story across multiple mediums They’re designed to be shared. Sample birthday fundraiser and appeal).

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Qgiv

JUNE 9, 2021

With technology improving, virtual and hybrid events rising in popularity, and new event ideas coming to fruition, it can be hard to determine the best fundraising event that aligns with your audience, goals, and overall mission. Audience members can even continue to give as the show is happening with text fundraising!

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

I work mainly with nonprofits and social enterprises that want to have a bigger impact, that wants to increase their audiences, and that want to interact with diverse communities. So step one is find how your audience communicates. So I’m a communication consultant, a communication strategist for nonprofits, mainly. Lots of ones.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

A dedicated page allows people to sign up for the opportunity while providing them with sample content. The key is to offer customizable content such as Facebook posts, tweets, images, and talking points that empower your supporters to make your giving day message their own. Provide content for your ambassadors to share.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2017

The packs contained a branded notepad, coaster, sunglasses and a thank you card that included a call to action to snap a picture with the swag with hashtag #uwflamingos. They emailed their advocates social media toolkits with drafted messages and images to help raise awareness about the campaign. Share our FB Live Kick Off.

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